Outland Review (XBLA, PSN)

By Garrett Martin at 11:08 AM on May 10, 2011

Outland looks like basic math. It's that thing you like plus that other thing you like plus an entirely different third thing you maybe don't know so much about but once looked up on Wikipedia....  read more

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PSN Update: Service Expected By May 31

By Bo Moore at 5:25 PM on May 9, 2011

The PlayStation Network has been down for nearly three weeks now, and despite previous reports, it doesn’t look to be back any time soon. Sony is currently assessing the extent of the damage and testing new security measures, but it could be as late as May 31 before regular service is restored, according to current reports....  read more

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Accountability: Xbox Live and The Playstation Network

By Brendan Keogh at 5:20 PM on May 9, 2011

It was about nine in the morning on Easter Sunday. I was halfway through brushing my teeth when I remembered, quite spontaneously, that on the next day my Xbox Live Gold account would automatically renew for another twelve months. I had received the email from Microsoft a month earlier, warning me they would be using my credit card to take another $80 from my bank account and, at the time, I thought little of it....  read more

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Sony Offers "Welcome Back" Incentives After PSN Outage

By Bo Moore at 1:00 PM on May 2, 2011

Yesterday, Sony held a press conference to discuss the recent PlayStation Network outage and the resulting security breach. In the conference, they stated that the PSN would be back up and running within the week and that it would offer a number of “welcome back” incentives as an apology....  read more

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The Week in Gaming News

By Bo Moore at 11:51 AM on April 30, 2011

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of April 25th, 2011....  read more

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Sony Admits Private PlayStation Network Info Has Been Compromised

By Bo Moore at 5:27 PM on April 26, 2011

Sony has admitted via a statement that the recent PSN downtime has been linked to external intruders and that users’ private personal data has been compromised—all of it....  read more

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